The Texas Rangers are hoping youth and change can fix what went wrong.
Kennedi Landry, who covers the team for MLB.com, broke down their plan on MLB Tonight this week. The offense that powered a World Series championship in 2023 collapsed to 22nd in runs scored by 2025.​
Something had to change. According to Landry, the Rangers went with “addition by subtraction” this offseason. President of baseball operations Chris Young has said all offseason the offensive changes have been designed to improve the team’s on-base percentage and offensive versatility.
To that end, Texas non-tendered two struggling stars from their 2023 World Series team, catcher Jonah Heim and outfielder Adolis Garcia. Then they traded Gold Glove second baseman Marcus Semien to the Mets for Brandon Nimmo and cash.
“Obviously a lot went wrong for the offence in 2025. It’s far from the offense that was one of the best in baseball in 2023 when they won the World Series,” Landry said.​